AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in South Gosforth, and What to Do Next
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank depends on one thing more than any other: whether the engine has been run since it got in. Out in Jesmond or right around South Gosforth, an unstarted engine must stay that way. Switch nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, then expect a thorough flush plus a drain, carried out just where the car sits in South Gosforth. If it's run, stop as soon as it is safe then switch off. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same.
Compare what happened to a situation from the list below, anywhere around Tyne and Wear you are.
At the pump in South Gosforth: AdBlue in a diesel
Imagine it: stood by the pump, gripping the nozzle, you realise the cap you took off wasn't the right one. Anywhere in South Gosforth, then — Asda, Shell, or anywhere else close by.
The upshot: of all places to notice, the forecourt is the best. Just that tank has AdBlue; not one component past it has drawn any in.
Do this: keep out of the car, however much the pump wants clearing. Ask the attendants to help you push the vehicle into a parking bay, keep the till receipt or the bottle, then call us from the forecourt. Draining it there at the pump is possible when it can't be shifted, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
At home around South Gosforth with AdBlue in your diesel tank
The warning light had been on for days. Bought a container, poured it in outside the house, recycled the empty — and only then looked at the cap again, too late. Houses just off Roseworth Close are caught out as often as anywhere else.
Meaning? As long as your vehicle hasn't moved since, it is close to the pump case. As it is reluctant to mix, AdBlue drops to the base in your tank and waits. A night standing changes nothing.
Next: the keys in the house, and so no one drives your vehicle anywhere at breakfast. After that, phone. Your drive is where it gets drained, be it around South Gosforth or West Jesmond. Our equipment works quietly enough that it won't wake the neighbours at night.
South Gosforth: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your engine began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Maybe it was on High Street, maybe on the way out towards Newcastle upon Tyne, under 3 miles away.
The upshot: your system has drawn AdBlue through by now. Past the fuel filter, along the pipework, and — the further the distance — deeper into the high-pressure pump and every injector. More driving, more restarts: further it goes.
Next: pick a sensible spot, pull in, then switch the motor off. Exit at the next junction — not the services further along — if you're on the A167(M), under 3 miles from South Gosforth. It won't have cleared, and so there's no sense starting it again to check. About how far had it gone? Tell us as you call.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You've only had this car a week. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is absent or elsewhere. On this one, its inlet is just by the diesel inlet — a surprise to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Tyne and Wear.
Put simply: an extra step on top of the situations above, which depend on if it's run. The owner often has to sign off the work, under many hire and fleet contracts.
Next: phone the hire company or your fleet manager first, and then us — settling it before we arrive is faster. Keep it switched off as the reply comes, whether you are waiting outside Manors or close to Blue Plaque: Charles Merz and William McLellan.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in South Gosforth
"I think so" is sometimes the most honest answer there is. What cap came off, you cannot recall; meanwhile the bottle feels less than expected, and a whiff of ammonia lingers by the filler. The gates of South Gosforth First School in a hurry, perhaps, or a friend's driveway over in Brandling Village.
Meaning? Spills around the inlet don't touch your motor at all. If it's inside your diesel tank, though, it does. Any AdBlue in your tank would be sucked in by firing up your car, and the start would not settle which it is in any case.
Take it that it was put in, and never start your key. Call us and describe what you saw; we'd rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
South Gosforth: what each AdBlue drain has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. We come to the car, whether it is at a forecourt, a drive, the car park at County Hotel or a side street close to Quaker Meeting House, and ask three things: what went in, roughly how much, and if the engine has run. The price is given on the call, ahead of anyone setting off, and those replies shape the work.
Draining that tank comes next, then a careful flush — more vital after urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion will not go by themselves, however long you wait. The fuel filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Not started? In that case about half an hour on site covers most jobs.
The final step is starting the car. Before our technicians go, it is tested to confirm it runs correctly on clean diesel. Long-term damage is very unusual when it's noticed soon, and the entire job is done where the car is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Plenty of insurance policies cover misfuelling, and so check yours while the van travels.
About South Gosforth and where it is
South Gosforth is a locality situated inland in Tyne and Wear, approximately 1.7 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne. South Gosforth has a population of around 3418 people and is characterised by predominantly terraced housing. South Gosforth sits at an elevation of 70 metres, close to nearby places such as West Jesmond and Gosforth. South Gosforth is located in the North East region, about 249 miles north of London.
South Gosforth and Tyne and Wear: AdBlue drains across the area
As a neighbourhood, South Gosforth has the same vans as the nearby places — Coxlodge, Gosforth — all the way across NE postcodes. A postcode starting NE3 1 is the quickest way to tell us where you are.
Stopped en route to Little Dene, or bang in the heart of South Gosforth, your car remains put — there's no need to move it anywhere. Our van drains it where it stands. If you're somewhere hard to describe, near Gosforth War Memorial or close to a boundary, ring and ask instead of assuming.
The one-line version
Where it hasn't run, phone and leave it that way. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around South Gosforth and anywhere across Tyne and Wear on 0333 366 0103.